This chronic brain disorder is characterized by continued compulsive drug craving, seeking, and use despite adverse health, social, or legal consequences.
100
_________ is a coping strategy.
......
100
A medical doctor who treats a person with a mental illness with medications
A psychiatrist
100
What does NAMI stand for?
National Alliance on Mental Illness
100
What is a 5K(or 3.2 miles)?
The walk for Hope was this distance.
200
What is tolerance?
A physiological change resulting from repeated drug use which requires the user to take larger amounts of the drug to get the same effect initially felt from a smaller dose.
200
To stand up for yourself politely
assertiveness.
200
A person who treats someone with a mental illness with therapy/talking
Counselor
Therapist
Psychologist
200
Which president had a mental illness?
Abraham Lincoln
200
A group of people who have similar lived experiences as I do who I can talk to
A support group
300
What is withdrawal?
This term describes the set of physical symptoms, such as a runny nose, nausea, muscle aches, etc. that occur when a person who is physically dependent on a drug stops using drugs.
300
illegal substances to feel better or self medicate
Drugs or alcohol
300
A tool used to assist in taking medications as prescribed
Med box
300
Identify a famous actor or actress who has/had a mental illness.
....
300
True or false: my medication makes me tired, I should stop taking it.
False
400
What is buprenorphine?
This is the active ingredient in Subutex.
400
Something you must do if you are in danger of being abused or suicidal
Call the crisis line
Tell someone
Talk to someone
400
Mixing a prescribed medication with alcohol/illegal drugs is..
Dangerous or unsafe
400
Identify a writer or poet who has/had a mental illness
.....
400
True or false: Symptoms are usually controlled not cured
True
500
What is the synapse?
This is the space of gap between nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord where neurons communicate with each other.
500
A method of tensing and relaxing muscle groups all over the body.
progressive muscle relaxation?
500
A chemical in the brain that helps you feel less depressed
Serotonin
500
Name a president who had Alzheimer’s and or dementia
Ronald Reagan
500
An unusual or unwanted event that occurs after taking a medication